Amphiprotic vs Amphoteric

[Marykate Abad 3L]

What's the difference between amphiprotic and amphoteric?

[Jacob Motawakel]

Amphiprotic means you could either lose a proton or gain a proton, like water. Amphoteric means being able to act as a base and an acid.

[Jenna Ortiguerra 4G]

An amphiprotic substance is a substance that is capable of both donating protons (hydrogen ions) and accepting them. A compound that is amphoteric has both acid and base character, thus, allowing it to act as either an acid or a base.

[April Meza 3K]

Amphiprotic is losing and gaining an electron, while amphoteric is being able to act as an acid and base.

[Shutong Hou_1F]

But doesn't losing or gaining of electrons (amphiprotic) mean acting as an acid or base (amphoteric)?

[Siya Shah 1J]

An amphiprotic substance is an amphoteric substance that transfers H+ ions.